RRB NTPC Answer Key 2026

RRB NTPC Answer Key 2026: Graduate & Undergraduate Status

Key Highlights

• Two separate cycles carry the "RRB NTPC 2026" name: the Graduate level (CEN 05/2024) and the Undergraduate / 10+2 level (CEN 07/2025). They have different exams, answer keys and timelines.
• Graduate (CEN 05/2024): the answer-key and objection phase is over — the final result was declared on 7 May 2026 for 8,113 posts. Check your scorecard at rrb.digialm.com.
• Undergraduate (CEN 07/2025): CBT-1 is still in progress (batches on 7–9 May and 13–21 June 2026), so the UG answer key is not out yet — it is expected after the exam ends, with the objection window announced alongside it.
• Where: both keys and response sheets are hosted on the common portal rrb.digialm.com, opened with your Registration Number and Date of Birth.
• Marking: +1 for a correct answer, −1/3 for a wrong one, 0 for unattempted.

The Railway Recruitment Board runs two parallel NTPC recruitments in 2026, and the answer-key situation is different for each. The Graduate level under CEN 05/2024 has already completed its full cycle — provisional key, objections, final key and result — with the final result declared on 7 May 2026 for 8,113 posts. The Undergraduate level under CEN 07/2025 is mid-examination, with CBT-1 running in two batches across May and June 2026, so its answer key is still awaited. This page tracks both and links you to the correct official document for your cycle.

RRB NTPC Graduate Answer Key (CEN 05/2024): cycle complete, result out

If you appeared for the Graduate-level NTPC posts — Station Master, Goods Train Manager, Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor, Senior Clerk-cum-Typist or Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist — your recruitment is under CEN 05/2024. The CBT-1 (5–24 June 2025), CBT-2 (13 October 2025) and the typing / aptitude stage (December 2025–February 2026) are all done. The Railway Recruitment Board published the provisional answer key after each CBT stage, accepted objections, and locked the final answer key that was used to compute scores.

The practical takeaway for Graduate candidates today is simple: the final result has already been declared (7 May 2026), so there is no longer an open answer-key objection window for this cycle. Instead of chasing the key, log in to the scorecard portal at rrb.digialm.com with your registration number and date of birth and download your zone-wise result and cut-off PDF. Our dedicated page, RRB NTPC Graduate Level Result 2026, carries the verified zone-wise result and cut-off links for all participating RRBs.

RRB NTPC Undergraduate Answer Key (CEN 07/2025): exam ongoing, key awaited

If you applied for the 10+2 / Undergraduate posts — Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk, Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist, Junior Clerk-cum-Typist or Trains Clerk — your recruitment is under CEN 07/2025, which offers 3,058 posts. CBT-1 is being held in two batches: 7, 8 and 9 May 2026 (completed) and 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 June 2026 (upcoming), in three shifts per day.

Because the exam is still in progress, the RRB NTPC UG answer key has not been released yet. Based on the board's standard pattern, the provisional answer key and the candidate response sheet are expected on rrb.digialm.com after the final CBT-1 batch concludes — typically within a few weeks of the last exam date. The objection window, the per-question objection fee and the final-key date for CEN 07/2025 will be announced in the official RRB notice; we mark these as see official notice until the board confirms them. Bookmark this page or our RRB NTPC 2026 pillar for the exact dates the moment they are out.

How to download the RRB NTPC answer key + response sheet

The download steps are the same for both cycles once a key is live on the portal:

1. Visit the common portal at rrb.digialm.com (or open the answer-key link from your regional RRB website, e.g. rrbcdg.gov.in).
2. Click the Answer Key / Response Sheet link for your CEN (05/2024 Graduate or 07/2025 UG).
3. Log in with your Registration Number and Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY).
4. Download two files — the question paper with the tentative answer key and your personal response sheet showing the option you marked for each question.
5. Open them side by side and compare your marked option against the key, question by question.
6. Apply the marking scheme — +1 for each correct answer, −1/3 for each wrong answer, 0 for unattempted — to estimate your raw score.
7. Note the questions you believe are wrongly keyed; these are your objection candidates.

How to raise an objection (when the window is open)

The objection process is identical across RRB cycles, and the rule that decides whether your challenge is accepted is the evidence you attach:

1. Log in at the objection link on rrb.digialm.com during the open objection window.
2. Select the disputed question number and state the answer you believe is correct.
3. Upload published, verifiable evidence — an NCERT page, a standard reference textbook, the official RRB syllabus, or a gazette notification.
4. Pay the per-question objection fee (the standard RRB fee in recent cycles has been ₹50 per question; confirm the exact amount in the CEN 07/2025 notice — see official notice).
5. Submit and download the receipt.

Railway Recruitment Boards accept objections only when they are backed by published, verifiable sources — NCERT, standard textbooks, the official syllabus, or gazette notifications. Vague claims and coaching-material screenshots are rejected, and the objection fee is refunded only if the expert committee upholds your challenge.

Provisional vs final answer key — what changes

The provisional key is the board's first cut and is open to objections, so it can change. The final key is locked after the expert committee reviews every objection, and it is the version actually used to calculate marks, merit and cut-offs. Two candidates with identical response sheets can end up with different scores if the final key revises an answer between versions — which is why a raw score estimated against the provisional key is only approximately 90–95% indicative for borderline candidates. For the Graduate cycle this is already settled (the final key produced the 7 May result); for UG it is the stage still to come.

For exam-pattern and syllabus context that helps you read the key, see RRB NTPC 2026 and the Answer Keys hub.

RRB NTPC Answer Key 2026: हिंदी सारांश

RRB NTPC 2026 की दो भर्तियाँ हैं और दोनों की आंसर की की स्थिति अलग है। ग्रेजुएट लेवल (CEN 05/2024) का पूरा साइकल समाप्त हो चुका है — फाइनल उत्तर कुंजी के आधार पर 7 मई 2026 को रिज़ल्ट जारी हो गया है (8,113 पद), इसलिए अब ग्रेजुएट उम्मीदवार rrb.digialm.com पर अपना स्कोरकार्ड और कट-ऑफ देखें। अंडरग्रेजुएट (CEN 07/2025, 3,058 पद) की CBT-1 परीक्षा अभी 13–21 जून 2026 तक चल रही है, इसलिए UG आंसर की अभी जारी नहीं हुई है — यह परीक्षा समाप्त होने के बाद आधिकारिक पोर्टल पर आने की उम्मीद है। आपत्ति विंडो और प्रति-प्रश्न शुल्क की सटीक जानकारी के लिए आधिकारिक RRB नोटिस देखें। दोनों keys रजिस्ट्रेशन नंबर और जन्मतिथि से खोली जाती हैं, और मार्किंग सही उत्तर पर +1 तथा गलत उत्तर पर −1/3 है।